The first search for a heavy neutral spin-1 gauge boson (𝑍′) with nonuniversal fermion couplings produced via vector boson fusion processes and decaying to tau leptons or 𝑊 bosons is presented. The analysis is performed using LHC data at √𝑠 =13  TeV, collected from 2016 to&...

The most precise measurement to date of the W boson hadronic decay branching fraction ratio 𝘙_c^W ═ ℬ(W → cq)/ℬ(W → qq̄′) is presented. The measurement is based on a sample of proton-proton collision data from the CERN LHC collected by&#...

This paper examines the role of non-verbal social signals in human–robot interaction, drawing on established findings from human communication research and recent developments in automated social signal processing. I argue that current regulatory approaches, particularly within the EU AI Act, ins...

We introduce Med-CTX, a fully transformer based multimodal framework for explainable breast cancer ultrasound segmentation. We integrate clinical radiology reports to boost both performance and interpretability. Med-CTX achieves exact lesion delineation by using a dual-branch visual encoder that combines&#...

This invited paper is the result of an invitation to write a retrospective article on a “TSE most influential paper” as part of the journal's 50th anniversary. The objective is to reflect on the progress of software engineering prediction research using the lens of a ...

Cellular myelocytomatosis oncogene (MYC) transcription factors are encoded by a family of genes that include the prototype member MYC, MYCN and MYCL, and most human cancers display expression alterations of MYC genes. MYC is regulated at multiple levels, and its stability and activity&#...

Corruption proves to be a complex issue, as it negatively affects all branches of social and political life. Corruption practices compromise trust in the political system, as well as hindering economic development (including investment flows) and preventing the recognition and the enjoyment&...

This special issue is concerned with a timely and seemingly neutralized issue; internationalization of higher education institutions and the making and unmaking of the “international” subject in the UK and across different social-cultural, national and political contexts. Our international/transnation...

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